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Edward G. Robinson's initial reluctance to sign on largely stemmed from the fact he wasn't keen on being demoted to third lead. Eventually he realized that he was at a transitional phase of his career plus the fact that he was getting paid the same as Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray for doing less work.See more »

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Anachronisms: The movie is set in 1938, but at Stanwyck's house the radio is playing "Tangerine" which wasn't written until 1942.See more »

This is one of the best-liked classic films of all time and I am among
that large group of fans as well.

Few movies have ever had dialog this entertaining.....at least the
conversations between Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. I think it's
a big appeal to this movie, except to younger folks who look at it as
"cheesy."

I read the book, Double Indemnity written by James Cain, and was
surprised that the film's snappy dialog was not in it. This is one of
the rare times when the movie was far better than the book. That's not
a shock after you find out that literary giant Raymond Chandler and
Hall Of Fame director Billy Wilder combined to write the screenplay,

For a murder/suspense story, there is very little action, almost none,
yet there are no boring lulls. The three main actors - Stanwyck,
MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson, are what make this so good.

MacMurray's narration is fun to hear as he tells the story in
flashback, from the beginning by dictating into an old Dictaphone to
his co-worker Robinson. The latter is almost mesmerizing in his
performance, the way he delivers his lines. He can even make a speech
about something as boring as insurance and still keep you riveted to
the screen.

Stanwyck was no sex symbol (at least to me) but she looked great here
in the most seductive of 1940s clothing and, like Robinson, has a
distinctive voice and accent that keeps your attention.

This film was the inspiration for the 1980 movie, "Body Heat," starring
William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. That, too, was a very, very good
movie....but not many films are in the class of this one.

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